Winter Sports plan approved by High School League

THE MINNESOTA STATE HIGH SCHOOL LEAGUE HAS APPROVED A PLAN TO HOLD WINTER SPORTS. 

 

A MEETING OF THE HIGH SCHOOL LEAGUE EXECUTIVE BOARD WAS HELD ON THURSDAY. 

 

THE BOARD VOTED TO ADOPT A MODIFIED SCHEDULE FOR WINTER SPORTS. 

 

UNDER THE NEW SCHEDULE, PRACTICE WILL BE ALLOWED TO BEGIN ON NOVEMBER 23RD FOR BOYS HOCKEY AND BOYS BASKETBALL.   PRACTICE WILL START ON NOVEMBER 30TH FOR WRESTLING and GIRLS HOCKEY. 

 GIRLS BASKETBALL and GYMNASTICS TEAMS WILL BE ABLE TO PRACTICE STARTING DECEMBER 7TH.   

 

SCHEDULES WILL BE REDUCED BY 30% FROM THE NORMAL LENGTH.  TEAM WILL BE ABLE TO HAVE TWO GAMES OR MEETS IN A WEEK, WITH THREE EVENTS IN THE LAST TWO WEEKS TO ALLOW FOR ANY EVENTS THAT MIGHT HAVE TO BE RESCHEDULED DUE TO WEATHER OR COVID-19 POSTPONEMENTS.   

 

BOYS AND GIRLS HOCKEY WILL HAVE A 16-WEEK SEASON WITH A LIMIT OF 18 GAMES. 

BOYS AND GIRLS BASKETBALL WILL HAVE A 17-WEEK SEASON WITH A LIMIT OF 18 GAMES. 

WRESTLING WILL HAVE A 14-WEEK SEASON WITH A LIMIT OF 16 DATES – WHICH COULD BE DUALS OR 3-TEAM MEETS – AND A LIMIT OF 32 INDIVIDUAL MATCHES. 

GYMNASTICS WILL HAVE A 14-WEEK SEASON WITH A LIMIT OF 11 EVENTS, EITHER DUALS OR 3-TEAM MEETS. 

IT WAS NOTED THAT UNDER CURRENT STATE GUIDELINES, THERE WILL BE NO SPECTATORS ALLOWED FOR INDOOR EVENTS.   

 

THE HIGH SCHOOL LEAGUE BOARD ALSO DISCUSSED PLANS FOR SECTION TOURNAMENTS FOR FALL SPORTS.  CROSS-COUNTRY TEAMS WILL BE ALLOWED TO HAVE 7 RUNNERS PER TEAM, UP FROM AN EARLIER LIMIT OF 6.   

 

THE BOARD DEFEATED A MOTION TO ALLOW POST-SEASON TOURNAMENTS FOR FALL SPORTS.  THAT MEANS FALL SPORTS WILL END AFTER THEIR RESPECTIVE SECTION CHAMPIONSHIPS.